Collapsible housing device.



H. R. ALKIRE & D. 0. MABIN'.

GOLLAPSIBLE HOUSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 001221. 1913.

l',lO7,87 l Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

NORRIS PITKIS CQ, PNUIOJ-ITNO. WAIHINOTON, D. L.

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HOMER n. ALKIREIAND DAVID 0. Manna. or MOUNT srnnnrne, oHIol ooLLArsIBLn HOUSING DEVICE.

To '2 whom it concern Be it known that we, HOMER R. Animus and DAVID O. MABIN, citizens of the United States, residing at Mount Sterling, in the county of Madison and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Housing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in housing devices and the object in view is to provide a collapsible structure of this nature comprising elements so connected together thatcthey may be readily knocked down for folding into compact form. to facilitate shipping" or storage of said devices.

More specificallythe invention comprehcnds the provision of metallic wall members having connection with each other and means for interlockingsaid wall members when in extended position and other means for limitingmovement of the wall members which means also acts so as to make rigid said wall members.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement-of parts all as hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of a metallic structure showing an embodiment of our invention in position for use; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same showingmore clearly the ventilating openings; Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the end members of the structure disconnected and folded within the side members for collapsing of the structure; Fig. 4: is an end elevation showing the invention in. foldedyconditiou; and l ig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing more clearlythe mcthodof attaching the side members to the ridge piece.

Throughout the following detail descrip tion and on the several figures of the drawings, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters. i

Specifically describing the invention the numerals 1 and 2 refer to side members of the housing device embodying our invention, each of which members is connected at its upper edge to a triangularly shaped ridge piece 3, said ridgepiece having eyes l projecting inwardly from its inner sides and passing through openings in the side members whereby the latter are hingedly connected to the ridge piece.

i i l. Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Aug. 18, 1914. Application filed October 21, 1913. Serial No. 796,501. i

5 and. (l designate ondnmembers eachof which is connected at one edge to a side membeiy it being understood that said end members cooperate with opposite ends of the side members so asto form acornpleteclo'sing structure as shown in the figures of the drawing. The end members 5 and 6 are thus connected to the side members by means of rings 7 which connectionpermits "of hingelrke movement"ofthe end members against their respective cooperating sidemember when it is desired to fold or collapse the structure. Then in extended a position ,the

free edges of the end members are interlocked with the opposing side member by the provision on said free edges of one or more eyes 8 which pass through slots 9 in the angle iron piece 10 secured to the side members. It will be noted, furthermore, that the i edges of each of theside members and the bottom edges-of the end members are all provided with angle iron strips which are designed to accomplish a dual function in that they make rigid the metallic sheets of which these members are composed, and furthermore, the angle irons on the edges of the side members limit movement of the end members so as to prevent the same from moving outwardly of the structure. When the eyes 8 of the end members are inserted in the slots 9 aforesaid split rings 11 are passed through the eyes so as to interlock the ends and form the complete housing structure. It is also to be noted that the ridge piece 3 acts to prevent the entrance of water or the like into the interior of the housing, and the peculiar connection of the sides 1 and 2 thereof permits this function to be performed even when the structure is collapsed into the folded position shown in Fig. The sides of the triangularly shaped ridge piece 3 also limit theextension of the side members 1 and 2 so that the same will conform exactlyvto the shape of the end pieces. This arrangement of members greatly facilitates the rapid and accurate settingup of these collapsed structures and it will be appreciated that they may also be quickly knocked down into a very compact form for storage and shipping purposes.

One of the end pieces is preferably provided with a door .12 having hinged connectlon:

with the end piece through the instrumentality of the rings 13. Each end piece is furthermore provided with a ventilator 14 adjacent its top portion.

What We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a collapsible structure of the class described, the combination of side members, a ridge piece of triangular form to which said side members are hingedly connected, said ridge piece limiting extension of the side members, eyes projecting from the ridge piece connecting the side members to said ridge piece, end members each connected at one edge to opposite ends of said side members, interlocking members adapted to removably connect the free edges of the end member to the opposite side member, and means on the edges of said side members preventing movement of the end members out- Wardly.

' 2. In a collapsible structure ofthe class described, the combination of side members, a ridge plece of triangular form to Which said side members are hingedly connected, angle irons secured to the ends of the side members for making said side members rigid, said angle irons having slots therein,

end members each connected at one edge to 25 opposite ends of said side members, eyes tor-med on the free edges 01' said side members and adapted to pass through the slots in the angle irons of the side members, and

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